Part one:
AJ and her shopping.


This Valentines day was the first she ever really celebrated other than giving all of her friends hugs and candy... She had a husband now and she thought of a way to make Valentines day special for him.

All day she had been planning and it first started with her in the marketplace trying to find some candles, music, and of course something to wear for this oh so special occasion. So of course... her first place to go would be the marketplace.

She had found a candle shop and picked out two scents that she would stick with. A light cherry smell and vanilla. She had tested them and she found them to actually go quite well together. The red and white colors of the candles were a part of tradition and the fact that she looked so good in red!

Anyways... but her next place was a music shop and here is when she found herslef puzzled. What kind of songs were there to just set the mood? She wanted something soft and sweet to go along with the romantic setting of the candles and rose petals. "Oui... This is harder than I thought it would be..." Was thought to herself as she looked through all the different albums in the store... she just went with her instinct and bought a mix CD and was out of there before she became indecisive.

Her last stop was a lingerie store... now she had never really bought any but she decided it shouldn't be that hard and went inside... that thought only stayed until she went inside. "Oh my goddess.." Was whispered as those women scurried about inside, grabbing pieces of lingerie and bickering over if it would make them look fat or not... AJ's eyes instantly widened as she moved around carefully, trying to avoid any annoying women who were the size of her pinky saying they look fat in what they picked.

She had finally found something and bought it before shoving it into her bag and... getting the hell out of there.

When she arrived home she instantly moved towards her bedroom and went inside... Phillipe was still at work and she needed to hide these things. She looked in the dressers, no room. The closet? None... under the bed... nothing. Finally she grabbed her heavy spellbook from under the bed and threw it on the bed. With a snap of her fingers the book opened to a page ans she smiled before setting her things down on the bed, careful not to wrinkle the lingerie she had just bought and spend a fortune on... if he didn't like it she would be pissed...

Anyways... so when she sat everything down she looked to her spellbook and picked it up. "Oui..." And she read over the page, which was long but in the end the spell only took her a second to complete. She grabbed her duffle bag that she had when she first came to Rhy'Din and whispered something over it before snapping her fingers. Then she slipped the items inside and closed the bag, tapping it with her fingers twice. When she opened the bag once more everything was gone... She smiled. It worked... now to test it she tapped the bag three times then and opened it once more, the items laying carefully inside.

Part two:
Dinner and AJ's gift.

"Hey babe!" Is the first thing AJ heard when she stepped out of the bedroom. She smiled happily. "Hello, darling..." And she leaned in to give him a kiss. Phillipe then wraps his arms around her, to bring her close. "I'm going to make you dinner..." Phillipe said quietly to her and she smiled brightly. "Alright... you're not allowed into the bedroom until I say so." Was her reply. "Your present is in there and I do not want you sneaking a peak."

Phillipe rolled his eyes. "Fine fine..." And gave a light tap to her backside before AJ moved away from him and into the bedroom.

"I guess the bag wont be needed!" And she tapped it twice with her finger before opening it to pull out the things needed. She spent a couple of minutes scattering rose petals before moving to place the candles in every spot she felt needed. A small smile formed on her lips before she put the cd into the cd player she had taken from Alex's room. She plugged it in but did not press play. When she finished she looked around, quite proud of her work.

And it took long enough for when she stepped out Phillipe had the table set for a romantic candle lit dinner. There was a red table cloth on it as well as roses and of course the candles. Phillipe pulled out her chair and motioned her to come sit... and of course she did. "It looks lovely." AJ said quietly as she sat down and Phillipe smiled and kissed her cheek before moving to the other side of the table to sit.

"Well I am praying it tastes good to." And he gave her a wink before turning to the food. It was one of her favorite meals, which was chicken in almond sauce. Phillipe smiled and AJ smirked. "You found my cookbooks didn't you?" And he nodded. "Why did you have to hide them from me? It took me nearly a week to find them."

And for the rest of the time they ate and talked... laughing and smiling. They fed eachother a few bites and wiped away a bit of the sauce that got on their lips. It would look quite sweet to anyone else.

But when they finished eating... AJ smiled at him. "I want you to clean up all this... kitchen included and meet me in the bedroom when you are done." Phillipe was nearly bursting with his smile as he gathered the plates and glasses that they used for the wine they drank and moved into the kitchen.

AJ knew she better hurry so she ran into the bedroom quickly and grabbed the black lingerie she had bought. Quite laced and elegant as lingerie can get but when she changed clothes she was completly satisfied. She also had a see though black robe to wear and she slipped it on and gazed at herself in the mirror... and damn did she look good. Well so she thought. And then she climbed onto the perfectly made bed and looked around before snapping her fingers. All of the candles lit when she did so and she smiled brightly as the music was turned on as well.

And just then.. Phillipe had opened the door.